Tag: Drought

Bhubaneswar: Drought-affected farmers of three districts in Odisha were today given special monetary assistance of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kicked off the e-transfer system. The compensation amount will be directly credited to the bank account of the farmers whose crops were destroyed due to drought in the 2015 […]

Odisha government on Monday said it has not yet received any financial assistance from National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to tackle the acute drought situation in 2015

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha may have registered a healthy 12.9 percent surplus rainfall this monsoon season, drought threat looms large over a significant portion of western Odisha. Bargarh, which is also known as the ‘Rice bowl of Odisha,’ along with areas of Sambalpur, Nuapada and Sundergarh have been badly affected by deficit rainfall this monsoon season. […]

Sambalpur: Government works in Kuchinda block of the district came to a grinding halt today as residents of the area staged protests demanding drought-hit status for the sub-division. Hundreds of farmers and other locals led by BJP MLA Rabi Naik stormed the streets by taking out rallies and raised slogans against the ruling-BJD government. Farmers […]

Sambalpur: In a blatant breach of code of conduct, BJD candidate Naba Das was spotted luring voters during an election rally in Kuchinda area of Sambalpur today. In a video, Das is heard assuring allotment of two houses to Self Help Groups (SHGs) and financial assistance to farmers by announcing drought even if there was […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers across Odisha are facing a hard time as inadequate rainfall has majorly affected farming in many areas leading to a drought-like situation. However, as per the Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar, the current situation may change in next 2 to 3 days as rainfall is expected to increase from July 24 due to […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The spectre of a drought has begun to haunt the state with a large number of districts experiencing less than normal rainfall. As many as 21 out the total 30 districts have witnessed deficient rainfall, triggering all round concern. Even in ‘normal’ districts there are pockets of deficiency because of uneven […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when several States in India are battling the flood havoc, Odisha seems to be in the grip of a possible drought situation as a result of scanty rainfall this monsoon. A recent report by the Met Centre reveals that 11 districts of the State have witnessed deficit rainfall during monsoon period […]